Keystone State Education Coalition

Established in 2006, the Keystone State Education Coalition is a growing grass roots, non-partisan public education advocacy group of several hundred locally elected, volunteer school board members and administrators from school districts throughout Pennsylvania. Our mission is to evaluate, discuss and inform our boards, district constituents and legislators on legislative issues of common interest and to facilitate active engagement in public education advocacy.

Friday, December 17, 2010

AP Stanford Poll: Should it be easier to fire poorly performing princIpals and teachers?/ Senator Piccola's Weekly Column

NSBA’S Board Buzz December 14th

Should it be easier to fire poorly performing principals and teachers?

The Associated Press-Stanford University poll found that 78 percent think it should be easier for school administrators to fire poorly performing teachers. Yet overall, the public wants to reward teachers — 57 percent say they are paid too little, with just 7 percent believing they are overpaid and most of the rest saying they're paid about right.

http://boardbuzz.nsba.org/blog/2010/12/poll-on-teacher/

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdBrw1TkLUX5sIzqhOWYFsCrZDYg?docId=a9a453247bbf4fe2b0531f09e2646a4e

http://surveys.ap.org/data%5CSRBI%5CAP-National%20Education%20Poll%20Topline%20121310_4th%20release.pdf

Senate Education Committee Chairman Jeff Piccola’s Weekly Column 12/16/10:

Parents Are Behind the New Educational Reform Sweeping the Nation

http://www.piccola.org/press/2010/1210/121610.htm